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Big four
CBA lowers the curtain on a profit season banks would rather forget
This season was not one that banks will be crowing about – all experienced a fall in profits and the themes were remarkably similar.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Mergers & acquisitions
‘A joke’: The $2.2b deal with no detail that has left investors fuming
Hostilities have broken out over wealth powerhouse Perpetual’s deal to sell two of its major divisions and brand to private equity giant KKR.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Renewables
Not everyone will celebrate AGL’s improved profit outlook
Amid a cost-of-living crisis, energy companies have large targets on their backs, along with supermarkets, banks and airlines.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Aviation
How Qantas pulled off a soft landing on phantom flights
While the airline is up for $120 million in fines and compensation, Qantas could have ended up paying a far heavier price for its so-called “ghost flights”.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Competition
Competition kicks the stuffing out of NAB and Woolworths
This week’s results provide a reality check for those who argue that the highly concentrated banking and supermarkets sectors lack competition.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Home loans
Mortgage wars enter next phase as property remains a rich playground
The big banks are rethinking how much risk they can take when it comes to lending, as some say that excessive regulation is only helping wealthy borrowers while others miss out.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Aviation
Nothing Bonza in this brutal chapter of Australian airline history
Grounded planes, stranded passengers: Bonza looks like the latest casualty to join the Australian aviation graveyard.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Mergers & acquisitions
The $60 billion game that BHP boss Mike Henry needs to win
BHP has its prey in its sights, but winning requires skill and a willingness to walk away if the target, Anglo American, plays hard to get.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Activist shareholders
Why Goyder survived even though his climate plan was panned
For large investors such as pension and superannuation funds, a vote against what climate activists and experts and some shareholders believe is a vague and feeble plan to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement is a no-brainer.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Casinos
Financially crippled Star gets salt rubbed into its wounds
The NSW casino regulator has given Barangaroo’s Crown Sydney a gold star just as the second public inquiry into Star Entertainment’s culture enters the pointy end of proceedings.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Elon Musk
Australian politicians join the unhappy queue behind Tesla investors
The Musk fan club is being sorely tested, as the company ricochets between issues including slowing sales, increased competition and falling vehicle deliveries.
- by Elizabeth Knight